Person
María Alvarez
Directing · Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Biography
María Alvarez is a Cuban-Dutch filmmaker and a USC Film Production graduate. A Rising Voices fellow (Hillman Grad/Indeed/271 Films), she co-directed and co-wrote the short film “Last Days of the Lab,” which premiered at Tribeca, screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, and was Oscar-qualified for Best Live Action Short at the 2024 Academy Awards. María works as a freelance director and photographer in narrative, music videos, and commercials for clients like Nike and Netflix. As a Sundance Institute Latine Collab Scholar, she is developing “Guava Tree,” her feature film exploring themes of cultural identity, family, and belonging.
Known for
Facade
Set Photographer
Assassination Tango
Second Second Assistant Director
Novembers & Embers in Amber
Director of Photography
From the Top
Director of Photography
Last Days of the Lab
Director
did i look cuban then?
Editor
Split Ends
Producer
Party of Two
Director
Filmography
- 2023Last Days of the LabDirector
- 2022did i look cuban then?Editor
- 2020Split EndsProducer
- 2020From the TopDirector of Photography
- 2019Novembers & Embers in AmberDirector of Photography
- 2019Party of TwoDirector
- 2003Assassination TangoSecond Second Assistant Director
- —FacadeSet Photographer
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